There’s no conflict between realism and positivism.
The old cliché: “The glass is half full or half empty.”
So they say, the positive person says: “It’s half full” and the negative person says: “It’s half empty.”
The realist would tell you they are both right.
Just saying only positive things doesn’t make us a positive person and it sure doesn’t make us a realist. The realist may believe they can achieve success if their view of the world is correct. How do they know their view is correct?
I know several so-called positive people that don’t have a clue. And so, ignorance is bliss? Perhaps ignorance is just inexcusable because people believe it is being positive instead of negative? Not everything in this world has a positive charge.
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32
There is nothing more liberating than the truth. Just because we know the truth doesn’t mean we are depressed or a pain to be around because that’s a different issue altogether.
Seek the truth!
